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6 www.DesertMessenger.com September 21, 2016 www.QuartzsiteVideos.com Watch Quartzsite Videos @ DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 O� T��� - E���� T���! Founded by Walt Akin October 1, 2004 P�������� �� P���� R��� P��������� C�. P.O. Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 P�������� ����� � ����� 1st & 3rd Wednesday Sept. thru May with Special Summer Editions June, July & August EDITOR/PUBLISHER Shanana "Rain" BearCat CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Joanne Winer GUEST COLUMNIST Jedidiah Free GUEST COLUMNIST Gypsy Jane Finley CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE LETTERING Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.MyQuartzsite.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Copyright 2013 Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain By Shanana "Rain" BearCat LETTERS TO EDITOR POLICY Desert Messenger encourages letters from its readers. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, and may be edited for grammar, content and length. OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THOSE OF THE DESERT MESSENGER. We invite you to not only see a problem, but search for the solution to share with the community, keeping the benefit of all in mind. Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published. Third party letters will not be accepted. To avoid confusion over people with common or similar names, writers must provide a full name and indicate the name they are known by. Writers must provide a full street address and phone number. Rvers can provide the location of park/BLM land, etc. Street addresses will not be pub- lished. Phone numbers are for verification only and will not be printed. Mail letters to: Desert Messenger, P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 or E-mail to Editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 We just returned from my son's wedding just in time to get the pa- per sent off to the printers! My son's father came with his new girlfriend, his step mother came from the east coast and then there was me, the original mom! My son kept saying, "Is this awkward?" But I kept re- assuring him that we're all adults and it would be fine. Even if there were issues, I figured I could make it work! Well it was better than fine; it was absolutely fabulous! When you love someone, don't you want them to be happy? My son was blessed to have his extended family present at his wedding. Some ex's can't set their issues aside for the benefit of others. We didn't get there overnight, of course, but we all worked very hard on healing wounds from the past. Starr came up with a good phrase for us - we're the original parents, version 1.0. Yes, my son is a computer geek as well as a musician. So this was ap- preciated in that eclectic crowd! What a pleasure it was to be sur- rounded by people with such a wide variety of intellect, passion, and cre- ativity. Tears of happiness flowed from young men in trendy suits who were not ashamed of showing their emotions. Music of all genre was played of course. Love knows now boundaries or flavor. Yes, the happy couple is truly blessed to have so many loving friends. But everyone who attended were allso blessed, just as we are every single day when we recognize we're surrounded by loving people. Sometimes we just get in a rut and forget we are blessed. Sometimes we forget to smile at ot- thers and miss the smiles they give us. Sometimes we just need a kick in the rear to remember that love is a simple emotion - we are the ones that complicate things. Hopefully we can keep remember- ing that love is simple and we have plenty to go around. Yes, we can really smile at strangers. We can truly trust. We can be strong while being gentle with ourselves. Yes, we can love others while taking care of ourselves. We can find the balance between love and fear of the un- known. We can allow others to be happy and celebrate in their happi- ness. We don't lose when others are happy- We can share in that joy- if we allow ourselves the pleasure! DEADLINE : WED. SEPT. 28 TH for the october 5 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Town announces application deadline for non-profit funds 2016 Town of Quartzsite Town Economic Community Outreach Funding Application The Town of Quartzsite is now ac- cepting applications for 2016 Town Economic Community Outreach Funding. The Town understands the value of donations from the Town to support local activities and it is our hope that the new Town Economic Community Outreach Funding pro- cedures will provide a fair process where all non-profit organizations will receive timely and equal con- sideration. Applications are due by Sept. 28. 2016 by 4:30 p.m. Applications can be found on the Town's website at www.ci.quartzsite.az.us or at the Town Hall at 465 N. Plymouth Avenue, Quartzsite, AZ. Thank you for all that you do to make Quartzsite a great town! "Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love." ~Mother Teresa LIVE SMOKE-FREE Second-hand smoke kills 53,000 people a year. It's no longer a busi- ness issue; it's a public emergency. Report Smoke-Free Arizona viola- tions anonymously at www.smoke- freearizona.org or call 928-669-5912.

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